Rugby Control

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 100, 8 April 1936, Page 5

Rugby Control

FIVE-YEAR SHIFTS Canterbury Proposes Change of Headquarters SHARE AMONG CENTRES (By Telegraph—Press Association > CHRISTCHURCH, April 8. No resident delegate in Wellington )ras been appointed this year by tho Canterbury Rugby Union to represent it on the New Zealand Rugby Union; instead, the management committee of the Canterbury Union decided last evening to send five representatives, all from Christchurch, to attend the annual meeting of tho New Zealand union on its behalf. They will be expected to vote in favour of tho Canterbury remit to the effect that the constitution of the New Zealand union should be alered so that the headquarters of Rugby can be shifted from Wellington. The idea is to change headquarters every five years and to alternate between the four main centres. The president, Dr. Seed, agreed with other members that it would hardly be fair to .reappoint the present resident delegate in Wellington, Mr. T. A. Fletcher, and tie his hands or expect him to vote for a remit to which he might be opposed. Of course, if no change of headquarters were made, Canterbury would be left without a resident delegate. , The annual meeting of the New Zealand union will be held on April 22. Mr. Fletcher is a member of the present management committee.